How To Install phpMyAdmin With Nginx on Fedora 39

To install phpMyAdmin with Nginx on Fedora 39, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : Begin by updating the package repositories:

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Install phpMyAdmin with the following command:

sudo dnf install phpmyadmin

Step 3 : Create a new configuration file for phpMyAdmin in Nginx:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name phpmyadmin.example.com;
    root /usr/share/nginx/phpMyAdmin;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
    
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
    
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Step 4 : Link phpMyAdmin Directory

Create a symbolic link to link phpMyAdmin directory to Nginx's document root:

sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpMyAdmin /usr/share/nginx/phpMyAdmin

Step 5 : Test Configuration

Test the Nginx configuration for syntax errors:

sudo nginx -t

Step 6 : Restart Nginx

If the configuration test is successful, restart Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7 : Access phpMyAdmin

Open your web browser and go to phpmyadmin.example.com (replace with your domain).

If you encounter a PHP session error:

Fix it by running:

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/lib/php/session

Refresh the page

Log in with your MySQL credentials.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpMyAdmin with Nginx on Fedora 39.